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Am 577555
D7 x57575
G 355433
[Intro]
Em Bm Cmaj7 Am D7
[Verse]
Em Bm
Mana `Ai, mahalo for the pa`i`ai
Cmaj7
in a time where the culture could die
Am D7
if you take away the water, our precious wai, wai
Em Bm
Oh Mana `Ai, mahalo for the pa`i`ai
Cmaj7
in a time where the people could cry
Am
cause they are abusing the 'āina
D7
A`ole mālama
Em
So let's not feed
Bm
a hunger with greed
Cmaj7
it's time we plant the seed
Am
and remember true Hawai`i
D7
Kanaka Maoli
Em
don't let it die
Bm
don't say we didn't try
Cmaj7
to break out through the lies
Am D7
and look in to the inside Akua guide I
[Chorus]
G
Like `opelu in the sea
Bm
a school we must be
Am D7
planting kalo to feed our family
G Am
singing a song to help each other along
D7
Keiki O Ka `Āina
Cmaj7 G
Stand Strong
Em Bm Cmaj7 Am D7
Ohhh ...Ohhh Ohh ...
[Verse]
Em
Well, we can talk about sustainability
Bm
but most of this land is leased to companies
Cmaj7
who could care less about the people and the land they grow upon
Am D7
just becomes a chemical farm they're doing harm
Em
and what have these companies done for us anyway
Bm
most of the food they grow just get sent away
Cmaj7
to another place and they say it to our face
Am D7
If we didn't have them, we'd starve in just a few days but our way
Em
we are here to make our stand today
Bm
and there's a lot of people out there that feel the same way
Cmaj7
don't let them trick you, they're out to deceive
Am D7
but everyone is entitled to what they believe
so I'll be chanting
Em Bm
Mana `Ai, mahalo for the pa`i`ai
Cmaj7
in a time where we look through the lies
Am
stare them in the eyes and told them that
D7
this truth wears no disguise
[Chorus]
G
Like `opelu in the sea
Bm
a school we must be
Am D7
planting kalo to feed our family
G Am
singing a song to help each other along
D7
Keiki O Ka `Āina
Cmaj7 G
Stand Strong
[Chorus]
G
Like `opelu in the sea
Bm
a school we must be
Am D7
planting kalo to feed our family
G Am
singing a song to help each other along
D7
Ka `Keiki O Āina
Cmaj7 G
Stand Strong Keiki O Āina
D7
Ka `Keiki O Āina
Cmaj7 G
Stand Strong
